চওড়া

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀉𑀟 (*caüḍa, “flat area; field”), possibly from Sanskrit चतुर् (catur, “four”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-),[1] since "four" is often used to imply the total of something (compare চারদিক (cardik, literally "four directions", but used to mean "every direction") and চৌধুরী (cōudhuri)). Cognate with Punjabi ਚੌੜਾ (cauṛā), Nepali चौडा (cauḍā), Gujarati ચોડું (coḍũ), Hindi चौड़ा (cauṛā), Odia ଚଉଡ଼ା (côuṛa).

Pronunciation
  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /tʃɔo̯ɽa/, [ˈtʃɔo̯ɽaˑ], /tʃɔo̯ɾa/, [ˈtʃɔo̯ɾaˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕɔo̯ɹa/, [ˈtɕɔo̯ɹaˑ]

Adjective

চওড়া • (coōṛa) (comparative আরও চওড়া, superlative সবচেয়ে চওড়া)

  1. wide
  2. broad

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ca-uḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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